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11/28/2016

Screening of the documentary ‘GENERATION STARTUP’ and a live panel discussion at Pace University on Thursday evening, December 1st

New York, NY – November 28, 2016 -- The Entrepreneurship Lab (eLab) at Pace University’s Lubin School of Business is hosting a screening of GENERATION STARTUP, a documentary that takes us to the front lines of entrepreneurship in America, capturing an in-the-trenches look at the struggles and triumphs of six recent college graduates who put everything on the line to launch startups. The event takes place on Thursday, December 1 in the Bianco Room at One Pace Plaza on the downtown New York City campus from 5:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.

WHO and WHAT: The screening will be followed by a live panel discussion with Cheryl Miller Houser, Co-Director and Producer; Andrew Yang, CEO of Venture for America and an expert character in the film; and Labib Rahman, one of the six entrepreneurs featured in the film. Moderator: Bruce Bachenheimer, Executive Director, Entrepreneurship Lab at Pace.

Shot over 17 months, GENERATION STARTUP is an honest, in-the-trenches look at what it takes to launch a startup. Directed by Academy Award winner Cynthia Wade and award-winning filmmaker Cheryl Miller Houser, the film celebrates risk-taking, urban revitalization, and diversity while delivering a vital call-to-action—with entrepreneurship at a record low, the country’s economic future is at stake.

WHEN and WHERE: Thursday, December 1 in the Bianco Room at One Pace Plaza on the downtown New York City Campus from 5:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.

Agenda:

5:30 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. Registration

6:00 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. Screening

7:30 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. Discussion

8:00 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. Networking

The event is free and open to the public. Food and beverage will be served. Prior registration is required.

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